I think your analysis reasonable.
What I don’t understand is why somebody who wanted to get rid of evidence would throw it in the trash.
Are there no fires or bodies of water in the area?
Nice little bonfire topped with a laptop would pretty quickly eliminate the evidence. Or pitching it off a bridge.
The quality of terrorist and criminal we’re seeing is pretty depressing.
Depressing? I thank God they’re so stupid.
I’m surprised they didn’t try to blow up the laptop.